Dr Katie Peterson University positionResearch Associate DepartmentsDepartment of Clinical Neurosciences Home pagehttps://kapeters.github.io/ (personal home page) Research ThemeInterestsI am a research associate working on the MLSE study. The study aims to develop and fully validate a new clinical test - the Mini Linguistic State Examination (MLSE) - for classifying primary progressive aphasia. I will also use the MLSE to characterize language impairment in other dementias, such as those associated with a movement disorder (e.g. progressive supranuclear palsy, and corticobasal syndrome). I completed my PhD in the Department of Psychiatry under the supervision of Professor Barbara Sahakian and Professor John Pickard. My PhD research investigated cognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus. Research Focus
EquipmentBehavioural analysis Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Neuropsychological testing Collaborators
Associated News ItemsKey publicationsPeterson KA, Mole TB, Keong NCH, DeVito EE, Savulich G, Pickard JD, Sahakian BJ (2019), “Structural correlates of cognitive impairment in normal pressure hydrocephalus” Acta Neurol Scand 139(3): 305-312 Publications2019Savulich G, Thorp E, Piercy T, Peterson KA, Pickard JD, Sahakian BJ (2019), “Improvements in Attention Following Cognitive Training With the Novel “Decoder” Game on an iPad” Front Behav Neurosci 2016Peterson KA, Savulich G, Jackson D, Killikelly C, Pickard JD, Sahakian BJ (2016), “The effect of shunt surgery on neuropsychological performance in normal pressure hydrocephalus: a systematic review and meta-analysis” J Neurol 2015Peterson KA, Housden CR, Killikelly C, DeVito EE, Keong NC, Savulich G, Czosnyka Z, Pickard JD, Sahakian BJ (2015), “Apathy, ventriculomegaly and neurocognitive improvement following shunt surgery in normal pressure hydrocephalus.” Br J Neurosurg :1-5 Details |